Exam 29: Self-Management: Stress and Time

A unit has lost many staff members,the unit now being staffed with a large number of agency and travelling nurses.The nurse manager knows that the agency and travelling nurses are all contracted to stay on the unit for the next 3 months.One way to improve morale and decrease stress in the unit would be to:

Both Mr.Jiang and Mr.Goldstein are going to become residents in Sunny Haven Lodge.Mr.Jiang views it as an opportunity to socialize and meet new friends.Mr.Goldstein views this as abandonment by his family and is worried that the care will be inadequate.Each man perceives the situation differently.This is a good example of stress that is:

The education consultant at St.Joseph's Hospital is giving a workshop on cognitive reframing.The consultant explains that reframing reduces stress by:

The staff development educator presents a series of programs on stress management to the nurse managers.Research has indicated that an individual's ability to deal with stress is moderated by psychological hardiness.Psychological hardiness is a composite of:

A nurse manager has decided that she must institute some personal time management steps to handle work and home life.Her first step should be to:

Time management is very essential for the nurse manager.Which of the following is not a good time management technique?

A hospice nurse has been feeling very stressed at work because of both the physical strain and the emotional drain of working with patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).She tries to walk 1 to 2 miles three times a week and to talk regularly with her husband about her work-related feelings.Another reasonable stress management strategy would be to:

Which of the following statements would best define stress?

Rama,a psychiatric nurse,is assigned to four patients.The patient who is experiencing a personal stress trigger is the patient who has experienced:

Which area of meeting management is a group leader's best strategy for contributing to a satisfactory meeting experience?

The chief nursing officer listens to nurse managers verbalize their feelings of internal stress.One common source of internal stress seems to be:

As a nurse manager you observe that over the past few weeks a staff nurse has become withdrawn and has had several absences because of minor ailments.Your best action would be to:

"Stress-buffering" behaviours can be elicited to reduce stress.All of the following behavioural coping responses can be used by nurse managers to reduce and manage stress except:

The one activity that a nurse manager should not overlook is:

During the regular monthly meeting of the unit clinical practice group,Isabel,the chairperson,continually refers to the members of the committee as "we" rather than "I." Which discursive strategy is Isabel employing?

In a job interview for a nursing position,Marley can be assured that which of the following will occur?

High levels of work-related stress affect all but which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

Keep the meeting focused and directed toward accomplishing the set objectives. Arrange these five steps in the correct order:

Jeffrey,an RN in his 30s,has lost a parent,just purchased a new home,and is laid off with 6 months' severance pay.At the same time,Miles,an RN in his 50s,is financially secure and is asked to take early retirement with a buyout.How will the two men react to the emotional and physical influences and the sequence of stress?

Which of the following statements is true?